Bryce,
Just read another report that favored an ElNino pattern forming in late Spring.
That would be favorable for Corn Belt crops. AT the DTN AG Summit, you were 50-50 on ElNino. Hardly Any one is seeing a LaNina. How do you see things shaping up now as we begin to melt a lot of snow and warm the soil up after near record cold this Winter in So. Minnesota. Some reports of frost over 4' deep.

Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:37 AM CDTSome weather concerns remain for Western Canada during the upcoming spring seeding season as some of the same weather features that have been in place all winter continue to show up on forecast charts.

Wed Mar 25, 2015 06:04 AM CDTFollowing are highlights from the February NOAA State of the Climate report. To sum things up quickly--except for eastern North America and the northern Atlantic Ocean, there was a whole lot of warmth going on

Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:00 AM CDTEastern Pacific Ocean waters have been warmer than normal during the past several months and the question arises as to whether this warmth helped keep a semi-permanent ridge in place across the western part of North America during the past several months.

Thu Mar 5, 2015 11:54 AM CSTWhen we look back to figure out the reasons why certain weather takes place, we commonly find local weather extremes are caused by weather features that are half a world away.

Thu Feb 26, 2015 09:37 AM CSTDespite some changes to the position of the jet stream and location of major weather features during the coming week, we will continue to see cold weather and little precipitation across Western Canada.

Thu Feb 19, 2015 02:11 PM CSTThe weather pattern is like a broken record with repeated surges of cold weather across central and eastern Canada with most of the central and eastern Prairies sharing in the cold. Alberta has seen temperatures vary from frigid to mild as arctic conditions play tag with Pacific air.

Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:52 AM CSTArctic air will take charge across most of Western Canada, where it has not been in place, during the next several days. A slight shift westward of the upper trough will allow for western expansion of bitter cold during the next week.